JUDGMENT :

Ritu Tagore, J.

This common order shall dispose of the captioned revision- petitions, with same issue to address. Further, parties to the petitions are same and counsel for the parties have agreed and consented to decide these petitions together.

2. The challenge in these revision petitions is to the orders dated 18.01.2024 (passed in these petitions on the same date), whereby learned Rent Controller, Khanna rejected the prayer of petitioners/tenants for dismissal of petitions being non-maintainable under the provisions of Punjab Rent Act, 1995.

3. In brief, facts of the case are that respondents/landlords filed petitions (Annexures P/1 in both the petitions) under Section 20(2)(a)(k)(o) read with Section 3(2) of the Punjab Rent Act, 1995 (in short ‘the Rent Act’), seeking eviction of petitioners from the rented premises i.e. a marriage palace along with machinery, fittings, furniture etc. and parking area leased out vide lease deeds bearing No.3915 & 3916 dated 19.03.2018 on the grounds of arrears of rent, material additions and alterations and ceasing to occupy the rented premises.

4. The petitioners/tenants contested the petitions, seeking dismissal on the ground of their